It’s Friday, May 29, 2015, at WinSport Arena in Calgary, and 10-year-old Keegan Gamble — the eldest of triplets — is battling for a loose puck in the corner for his Atom team, the Edge Mountaineers.

His mother, Aisling Gamble, is at work but Keegan’s father, Stephen Gamble, is at the rink. So are his triplet brothers: Josh, born one minute after Keegan, plays defence for the Mountaineers while Connolly, born one minute after Josh, is watching from the stands. All three boys have played hockey since they were 5 years old and their parents, former Winnipeggers, were both such die-hard fans of the original Jets franchise they donated money to try to save it in 1995.

Suffice to say, the Gamble family has seen many puck battles over the years. This one is going to be different. This one is going to change their lives.

It’s also going to help them form an enduring bond with an NHL family.